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Women's Tennis
Craig Monson - Head Coach

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  • Women's tennis prorgram's ninth head coach (first season was 2004)
  • Has led the Blugolds to finishes no lower than third place in the WIAC in each of his seasons
    • Tied-3rd in 2004; 3rd in 2005; 2nd in 2006; 2nd in 2007; 3rd in 2008; 3rd in 2009
  • WIAC Coach of the Year in 2006
  • 35 All-WIAC honors for Blugolds under Monson
    • 7 first team selections
    • 28 second team selections
  • Previous coaching experience
    • Head women's tennis coach at UW-Stout (1999-00)
    • Tennis pro at the Eau Claire YMCA Tennis Center since 1998 (also served 1989 to 1991)
    • Head men's and women's tennis coach at Macalester College (1996-98)
    • Instructor for St. Paul Parks & Recreation program in 1996 and 1997
    • Spent two years as a tennis pro in Salt Lake City (1994, 1995)
    • Blugold assistant men's tennis coach (1993, 1994, 2000)
    • Aassistant coach at Eau Claire Memorial (boys tennis program, 1990; girls tennis program, 1991-93)
    • Instructor for Eau Claire Parks & Recreation program in 1985 and 1986
  • Education & playing career
    • Earned Bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in business administration from UWEC in 1993
      • Blugold men's tennis player - lettered in 1990-91 and 1991-92
    • Received Master of Science in Education degree from UW-Stout in December, 2000
  • Outside of coaching
    • CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin
      • Has served as CEO since fall 2004
      • Responsible for overall management of the not-for-profit organization and its $600,000 budget
      • Northwestern Wisconsin area includes five counties stretching from Eau Claire to Hudson
      • Has been involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters since 2000
    • Other management and supervisory roles
      • Staffing coordinator for the Brigham Group in Eau Claire for one year
      • General manager of Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs in St. Paul, Minnesota for two years
      • Dunn County Juvenile Community Service Coordinator for one year
    • Past Board Member of the Eau Claire Optimists Club
    • Member of the Eau Claire Coalition for Youth since 2001
    • Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Young Professional of the Year (2005)
    • Steve Anderson Award for Service to the Eau Claire YMCA (2005)
    • C.A.B.Co's. Asset Builder of the Month (April 2005) for building assets in the lives of youth
  • Eau Claire native and Memorial High School graduate in 1988
  • Married to Patti Jo

Last Updated: 8/2/10

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